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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 9:25:57 PM

Why when I put in the W-2G information it still says it needs review?

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Expert Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 9:25:58 PM

Make sure you have entered no $0's in your W2-G entry, even if they appear on your printed form.

Leave those entries blank.

Level 1
Apr 15, 2020 3:24:48 PM

I continue to get "review" on my W-2G forms.  I have checked and double checked and see no errors.  i have even deleted and started the forms over.  What do I do?

New Member
Jan 31, 2021 1:08:08 PM

I had this same issue. This was the first time I uploaded my W2 from a PDF, and it seems to have created some duplicate lines (e.g., duplicates for Box 12 codes), with blank values for the first set, and values populated from the PDF of the W2 from the second set. Once I deleted the empty rows, things seemed to be straightened out and it no longer indicated review was needed. 

Level 10
Jan 31, 2021 2:04:33 PM

The software will continue to give the Needs Review message as long as there are W2G blank fields.  The easiest way to resolve that is to put a zero (0) into any amount box that is blank.

@ ronisquires

New Member
Feb 1, 2025 6:24:53 AM

Thank you for your advice.  It worked.  I live in New Jersey and kept getting a review for my Florida earned W-2 G's from Hard Rock.  I put 0's in the phone number field and the local tax locality name field.  I no longer see them needing review in Turbo Tax.